Recaps

Yunxiao, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Zhao Gongming asked Lin Tian for advice on their cultivation bottleneck, but he misunderstood their low cultivation and had no guidance to offer. Tongtian urgently summoned them away, and Yunxiao left Lin Tian a pair of scissors as thanks, prompting him to hope his next diary entry would give him something useful to teach them.

• Yunxiao asked Lin Tian how he had overcome cultivation bottlenecks, and he replied that he had never faced one at their level.
• The Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming bowed and asked Lin Tian for guidance, while he mistakenly thought they were only Human Immortals.
• Tongtian urgently summoned Yunxiao, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Zhao Gongming, so they prepared to leave and promised to return.
• Yunxiao gave Lin Tian a pair of pitch-black scissors as thanks, and he told them to walk their own Dao.
• After the four left, Lin Tian wondered whether his next diary entry would give him something worthwhile to teach them.

Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos returned to Biyou Palace and noticed that Lin Tian’s courtyard had purer, more potent spiritual Qi than Tongtian’s Sage cultivation ground. They entered the main hall and found six of the Seven Attendant Immortals kneeling as Tongtian accused them of betraying the Interception Sect.

• Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, Bixiao and Qiongxiao returned to Biyou Palace and greeted Tongtian.
• Qiongxiao and Bixiao remarked that Lin Tian’s courtyard had better spiritual Qi than Biyou Palace, and Zhao Gongming silently wondered whether Lin Tian surpassed Tongtian.
• Zhao Gongming led the Three Xiaos into the main hall, where they saw six of the Seven Attendant Immortals kneeling before Tongtian.
• Tongtian angrily accused the six Attendant Immortals of betraying the Interception Sect, shocking Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos.

Tongtian discovered that five of the Seven Attendant Immortals had Western Teachings spiritual roots planted in their primordial spirits, and he ordered them imprisoned while the Interception Sect searched for more infiltrators. The chapter ended with Duobao’s loyalties still uncertain.

• Tongtian told Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos that Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal had openly practiced Western Buddhist teachings and that five other attendant immortals carried hidden Western spiritual roots.
• Tongtian said he would deal with the Two Sages of the West after securing the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian spared Jinguang Xian, Ling Ya Xian, Qiu Shou Xian, Wuyun Xian, and Piluxian, ordering Zhao Gongming to escort them into the Evil-Warding Great Formation for a hundred thousand years of reflection.
• Tongtian ordered the Three Xiaos to investigate the primordial spirits of the Interception Sect’s inner and outer disciples for more Western Teachings pawns.
• Tongtian sensed that Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos had grown stronger, then worried that Duobao might also have a Western spiritual root.

Zhunti and Jieyin discovered that Tongtian had severed their Buddha seeds in five Interception Sect disciples, but they remained confident in their hidden plan to recruit Duobao. When Duobao’s presence vanished near a spiritually barren mountain range, they wondered why he had gone there.

• Zhunti told Jieyin that Duobao carried a concealed Buddhist bead and would eventually join the Western Teachings.
• Zhunti realized he could no longer sense the Buddha seeds in Ling Ya Xian, Qiu Shou Xian, Jinguang Xian, and two other Attendant Immortals, and concluded Tongtian had discovered and severed them.
• Jieyin said the five disciples were expendable and urged Zhunti to keep their focus on Duobao and the hidden bead.
• Zhunti found that Duobao’s presence had vanished near a mountain range with scarce spiritual Qi, and Jieyin questioned why he had gone there.

Yazi woke in Lin Tian’s courtyard with his primordial spirit too injured to use, and feared Lin Tian would eat him. Lin Tian fed him a bowl of nourishing weed soup and tied him up to guard the door, leaving Yazi to decide to stay until he could get more food.

• Yazi woke and realized his primordial spirit had worsened, leaving him unable to use its power or safely escape.
• Lin Tian brought Yazi a golden bowl of food and told him to behave and guard the door.
• Yazi smelled the spiritual Qi in the weed soup, ate it eagerly, and licked the bowl clean.
• Lin Tian told Yazi to guard the door, stroked his horns, and went back into the wooden house.
• Yazi tried to follow Lin Tian but was pulled back by the rope around his neck, then decided to guard the door for the night in hopes of getting more food tomorrow.

After completing his third Great Dao Diary entry, Lin Tian received three novels instead of the magical treasure he had hoped for and dismissed the reward as useless. He stepped outside and spotted an unfamiliar young man in an earthy yellow Daoist robe waiting beyond the fence.

• Lin Tian woke from a night of cultivation and realized he had not yet written a new diary entry.
• Lin Tian completed his third diary entry, and the system offered him a reward to claim.
• The system gave Lin Tian three novels, which he recognized as books from his previous life and complained would not help him guide Gongming and his sister.
• Three ancient-looking books appeared with a display of Great Dao power, and Lin Tian briefly examined one before deciding to put them aside.
• Lin Tian carried the books outside, noticed an unfamiliar burly young man beyond the fence, and walked toward the gate.

Tongtian read the Great Dao Diary after it suppressed the baleful Qi of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and discovered that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was supposedly a conspiracy against the Interception Sect. The diary predicted the sect’s destruction, Duobao’s betrayal, and the loss of Tongtian’s swords, leaving him horrified and furious.

• Tongtian used the Great Dao Diary to suppress the baleful Qi of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and decided to refine their formation earlier than planned.
• The Great Dao Diary revealed a new entry about its owner’s fish and husky, then claimed the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was aimed at the Interception Sect.
• The diary said Yuanshi was also being manipulated and that Taishang, Yuanshi, and the Two Sages of the West would join forces to take the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
• The diary predicted Duobao would betray the Interception Sect and that its disciples would fill the Investiture of the Gods without gaining anything.
• Tongtian reacted with disbelief and fury as he read the predictions about the Interception Sect’s destruction.

Tongtian read the diary and became convinced that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity might be a conspiracy against the Interception Sect. Although the diary hinted that he was key to changing the outcome, it offered no explanation, so Tongtian decided to watch Duobao and strengthen the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords Formation.

• Tongtian reasoned that four hostile Sages could break his Four Immortal-Slaying Swords Formation and leave the Interception Sect's disciples vulnerable, making him suspect the Investiture of the Gods was a conspiracy.
• Tongtian read that Duobao would be taken to the West and that he was the key to turning things around, but he could not understand the diary's unfinished advice.
• Tongtian concluded that Taishang might be involved in Duobao's betrayal and sent his divine sense to locate Duobao.
• Tongtian found Duobao exploring a remote, spiritually depleted area of Jin'ao Island and decided to test his primordial spirit when he returned.
• Tongtian set aside the conspiracy question for the moment and began carefully comprehending the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords Formation.

Duobao hurried toward Jin'ao Island but sensed Buddhist power from a prayer bead near a hidden courtyard and decided to investigate. He found a handsome young man there and was left astonished.

• Duobao headed back to Jin'ao Island after receiving repeated urgent messages from his Master.
• Near the Interception Sect, Duobao debated whether to bring a Buddhist prayer bead inside, then chose to keep it until he could consult his Master.
• The prayer bead reacted to a faint trace of Buddhist intent, leading Duobao to descend onto a barren mountain and search for its source.
• Duobao discovered a courtyard his Quasi-Saint divine sense had failed to detect and concluded its owner was likely a Peak Quasi-Saint.
• Duobao approached the courtyard to seek guidance on Western Dharma, then saw a handsome young man emerge and stared in astonishment.

Duobao, disguised as a wandering immortal named Dabao, discovered that the Buddhist intent he sensed came from Lin Tian's three books and sought a closer look. After claiming a fortuitous opportunity had led him there, he asked Lin Tian if he could examine one of the books.

• Duobao sensed that Lin Tian was only a Heavenly Immortal and realized the faint Buddhist intent and power of Dao principles came from the three books Lin Tian carried.
• Lin Tian placed the books on a stone table and approached Duobao, who decided to hide his identity and introduced himself as Dabao.
• Lin Tian said his Dao field was ordinary and suggested Duobao seek good fortune at the Interception Sect.
• Duobao claimed he preferred cultivating alone and that his opportunity was at Lin Tian's Dao field, then asked to look at a book.

Duobao asked Lin Tian to let him read three books, explaining that he had sensed a faint Buddhist presence from them. After Lin Tian's courtyard astonished him with its abundant spiritual Qi, Duobao opened the first book, Buddha Is the Dao, and realized its title might resolve his struggle between Buddhism and the Dao.

• Duobao asked Lin Tian to let him examine the three books, and Lin Tian challenged him for discovering them so quickly.
• Duobao explained that he had sensed a subtle Buddhist presence nearby, while Lin Tian's system assured him that its existence remained undetectable.
• Lin Tian invited Duobao into the bamboo house and placed the three books on the pavilion's stone table.
• Duobao was stunned by the courtyard's dense spiritual Qi and the mysterious presence he sensed in its surroundings.
• Duobao opened Buddha Is the Dao and realized its title seemed to answer his dilemma over whether to cultivate Buddhism or the Dao.

Duobao chose the Buddhist book Buddha Is the Dao as a guide for his future path and traded his Buddhist bead to Lin Tian for the chance to take it home. As Duobao prepared to leave, Lin Tian’s husky arrived outside the courtyard.

• Duobao read the title Buddha Is the Dao and decided the book offered a path that suited his future better than the Buddhist bead.
• Duobao offered Lin Tian his Buddhist bead in exchange for taking the book home, and Lin Tian agreed.
• Duobao thanked Lin Tian and asked to leave, while Lin Tian welcomed him to visit again.
• A faint roar sounded outside the courtyard, and Lin Tian said his pet husky had brought dinner.
• Duobao asked about the husky, and Lin Tian pointed out that it had arrived.

Duobao discovered that Lin Tian kept Yazi of the Dragon Clan as an obedient pet and told him to guard the door, deepening Duobao’s suspicion that Lin Tian was far more powerful than he seemed. As Duobao hurried to leave, a sudden buzzing sound made him tense and stare ahead in alarm.

• Erha arrived with a fish and obediently went to Lin Tian, whom Duobao recognized as Yazi, the Dragon Clan’s second son.
• Lin Tian praised Yazi, accepted the fish as an apology, and ordered him to guard the door.
• Yazi wagged his tail and lay down at the entrance, leaving Duobao astonished that the Dragon Clan’s formidable heir had become Lin Tian’s guard pet.
• Lin Tian invited Duobao to share a meal, but Duobao declined because he had urgent business and feared getting caught up in trouble with the Dragon Clan.
• Duobao started for the entrance, then heard a buzzing sound, tensed his primordial spirit, and stared ahead in shock.

Duobao discovered that the battered guqin at Lin Tian’s threshold carried power strong enough to threaten his primordial spirit, then watched Lin Tian treat it as an ordinary object to step on. The discovery deepened Duobao’s suspicion that Lin Tian concealed immense strength, and the chapter ended with Lin Tian inviting him to stay for pickled fish soup.

• Duobao heard the guqin’s music and sensed that it could interfere with his primordial spirit, so he approached it to investigate.
• Duobao tried to lock onto the guqin with his primordial spirit, but its power struck back and nearly injured him.
• Lin Tian came outside and stepped on the guqin, leaving Duobao stunned by his treatment of the apparent supreme treasure.
• Lin Tian called the guqin an ordinary thing he kept by the threshold, and Duobao concluded that Lin Tian was far more powerful than he appeared.
• Lin Tian prepared the fish Yazi had caught and invited Duobao to stay and try his pickled fish soup.

Duobao left Lin Tian’s courtyard to return to the Interception Sect, but the aroma of Lin Tian’s fish soup drew him back. After learning the fish was gone, Duobao eagerly drank the remaining soup and discovered that it powerfully nourished his primordial spirit.

• Duobao left Lin Tian’s courtyard, deciding to return after finishing his business and read Buddha Is the Dao.
• As Duobao prepared to leave the mountain, the aroma of Lin Tian’s cooking made him turn back toward the courtyard.
• Duobao found Lin Tian eating fish while Yazi guarded the scraps, and Lin Tian told him the fish was gone.
• Lin Tian offered Duobao the remaining fish soup, and Duobao immediately served himself a bowl.
• Duobao discovered the soup greatly strengthened his primordial spirit and drank another bowl while Lin Tian watched in surprise.

Duobao drank Lin Tian’s fish soup and offered him an axe to repay the favor. Lin Tian accepted it as a tool for chopping firewood, startling Duobao and drawing a sudden voice from his master.

• Duobao nearly drank the whole pot of fish soup, and Lin Tian offered to have Erha catch more fish.
• Duobao thanked Lin Tian for the meal, recognizing that the soup had strengthened his primordial spirit.
• Duobao offered Lin Tian an axe he had obtained from Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s Treasure Distribution Rock to repay the favor.
• Lin Tian accepted the axe because he needed one for chopping firewood, leaving Duobao stunned that he would use an Innate Spiritual Treasure that way.
• A majestic voice suddenly sounded beside Duobao’s ear, and he recognized it as his master’s.

Lin Tian treated Duobao’s gifts as ordinary trinkets and gave the prayer bead to Erha to play with. While Lin Tian rested after tending his flowers, the Two Sages of the West prepared to visit the Interception Sect.

• Lin Tian watched Duobao hurry away and decided he would feed him if they met again.
• Lin Tian put the axe by the firewood and tossed the prayer bead to Erha, who carried it into his nest.
• Lin Tian complained about the gifts and used Gongming’s younger sister’s scissors to trim his flowers and plants.
• Lin Tian chose to rest instead of cultivate, unaware that the Two Sages of the West were planning a visit to the Interception Sect.

The Two Sages of the West investigated Duobao’s return and discovered that the Buddhist bead they had given him had vanished, though his Buddhist intent remained. Suspecting the place where Duobao had stayed held a treasure, Jieyin and Zhunti disguised themselves as farmers and headed toward the Interception Sect.

• Zhunti divined that Duobao had left the barren place but still retained his Buddhist intent despite showing no trace of the Buddhist bead.
• Zhunti found that the bead could no longer be sensed, as if it had been erased from the Primordial World.
• Jieyin pointed out that the Sages had lost track of Duobao near the Interception Sect and suspected something unusual had happened there.
• Jieyin proposed investigating the place, while Zhunti warned that Tongtian might confront them.
• Zhunti suggested suppressing their Qi and disguising themselves, and the Two Sages of the West transformed into farmers and flew toward the Interception Sect’s Daoist sanctuary.

Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos found Biyou Palace sealed by Tongtian's restrictions, so the Three Xiaos went to seek Lin Tian's guidance instead. They arrived at his courtyard and were stunned by what he was doing.

• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos found Sage laws barring them from entering Biyou Palace, where Tongtian had summoned Duobao.
• Yunxiao said the Three Xiaos planned to visit Lin Tian again for guidance, and Zhao Gongming stayed behind to wait for the restrictions to lift.
• Zhao Gongming gave Yunxiao six more Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to pass to Lin Tian, bringing the set to twelve.
• The Three Xiaos reached Lin Tian's mountain peak, descended from the clouds, and walked to his courtyard to show respect.
• The Three Xiaos saw Lin Tian in the courtyard and were stunned by what he was doing.

Lin Tian hosted Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao in his courtyard, where he casually used their Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to trim plants. The visit left Qiongxiao discovering a book titled "Covering the Heavens with One Hand" beneath the table.

• Lin Tian noticed the courtyard plants had grown dense again and trimmed them with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors.
• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao arrived to seek Lin Tian’s guidance, and he welcomed them into the courtyard.
• The Three Xiaos were startled to see Lin Tian treating their treasured scissors as ordinary gardening tools.
• Lin Tian went inside to brew fresh tea while the sisters discussed whether his guidance could help them break through to Taiyi.
• Qiongxiao found two books beneath the stone table and cried out when she read the title "Covering the Heavens with One Hand."

Qiongxiao found a book titled Covering the Heavens with One Hand beneath the stone table at Senior Lin Tian’s Dao place, and she and her sisters concluded it was a deliberate opportunity from him. After opening it, the Three Xiaos read a mysterious synopsis about nine dragons pulling an ancient bronze coffin and wondered whether the coffin belonged to Lin Tian.

• Qiongxiao found Covering the Heavens with One Hand beneath the stone table and showed its title to Yunxiao and Bixiao.
• Qiongxiao argued that Lin Tian must have written the book because no ordinary being would dare claim to cover the heavens with one hand.
• Bixiao suggested Lin Tian had left the book for them as indirect guidance, and Yunxiao and Qiongxiao accepted her explanation.
• Yunxiao opened the book, revealing a synopsis about nine dragon corpses pulling an ancient bronze coffin through the depths of the universe.
• The Three Xiaos marveled at the synopsis and wondered whether the coffin was a Dharma treasure belonging to Lin Tian.

Tongtian discovered that Duobao’s primordial spirit had been influenced by the Western Teachings and confronted him over a Western Dharma treasure. When Duobao showed him the book Buddha Is the Dao, Tongtian’s anger faded and he was astonished by what he read.

• Tongtian summoned Duobao and examined his primordial spirit, finding traces of Western methods.
• Tongtian accused Duobao of growing close to the Western Teachings and drew a golden Dharma treasure from his sleeve.
• Duobao explained that Buddha Is the Dao could help remove Western influence and guide him along a fitting path of cultivation.
• Tongtian noticed the book’s title, opened it, and stared at its first page in astonishment.

Tongtian read Buddha Is the Dao and allowed Duobao to keep it, hoping it could purge Buddhist influence from his disciple. After failing to trace the book’s mysterious origin, Tongtian sensed the two Western Sages nearby and prepared to confront them.

• Tongtian read the book’s introduction and was astonished by its claim that all things and laws belonged to the Dao.
• Duobao concealed Lin Tian’s identity and claimed he had found the book at a mysterious cliff.
• Tongtian returned Buddha Is the Dao to Duobao and warned him to study it or face having his primordial spirit cleansed.
• Tongtian decided to watch Duobao closely and considered erasing his consciousness if Buddhist influence persisted.
• Tongtian failed to calculate the book’s origin, then sensed the two Western Sages and recognized them despite their altered appearances.

The Three Xiaos became engrossed in Lin Tian’s book, Covering the Heavens with One Hand, and sensed that it had given them insights. They asked to borrow it, and Lin Tian agreed, leaving them convinced he had granted them an opportunity.

• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao read more than half of Covering the Heavens with One Hand and were moved by its characters and story.
• Yunxiao and Bixiao realized they had gained insights while reading and concluded that Lin Tian’s book was an opportunity for them.
• The Three Xiaos wondered whether Lin Tian would let them take the book home to study.
• Lin Tian came out of his bamboo house and found the Three Xiaos kneeling to ask him a favor.
• The Three Xiaos asked to borrow Covering the Heavens with One Hand, and Lin Tian told them to take it.
• The Three Xiaos thanked Lin Tian for granting them an opportunity, leaving him bewildered.

Lin Tian accepted six more Sea-Calming Divine Pearls from Yunxiao and gave her a copy of Perfect World to take to Gongming, believing it was only a book for passing the time. Yunxiao took it as a profound opportunity for her elder brother and left to bring it to him.

• The Three Xiaos thanked Lin Tian for his advice about Covering the Heavens with One Hand, then prepared to leave so they could cultivate after their sudden enlightenment.
• Yunxiao returned to give Lin Tian six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls on Gongming's behalf, while Lin Tian casually accepted what he thought were glass marbles.
• Yunxiao noticed Perfect World and wondered whether it was an opportunity meant for Gongming.
• Lin Tian gave Yunxiao Perfect World for Gongming and told her that it was only for passing the time and that he should not become absorbed in it.
• Yunxiao thanked Lin Tian solemnly and resolved to bring Gongming to visit him, while Lin Tian wondered whether the books from the system might be unusual.